MAC Black Tied eyeshadow.....messy...HELP!

[HOTasFCUK]

Hey!!! I finally picked up Black Tied and i love the colour in the pot but i made the biggest mess when i tried to do a smokey eye. The colour went on too light and of course, made a mess all over my face! How do you guys get it to work for you? Any tips or tricks? I'm scared to use it again! LOL Thanks!!!!!

 

[Dianora]

It's easiest for me to blend if I DON'T use a base (which is hard, since my eyelids are oily), and I mainly use it as an eyeliner.

 

[mzreyes]

try using a base (paint, s/s, ccb, etc..) then sweep on a velvet finish e/s. Or even a matte. Then apply black tied over that. It always helps me!

 

[*Luna*]

I just load up my brush with a lot of Black Tied and place it where I want by just patting it on... then I gently blend out the edges into my lid color so the lines don't look harsh.

 

[..kels*]

use a base underneath it to make the colour more vibrant & use transparent tape to clean up any fallout/mess you make.

 

[PeachyKeen]

I like to do my eyes first when using Black Tied or any shade with a lot of fallout. Moisturize then prime skin, make up eyes (and clean up under eyes with a bit of remover on a Q-Tip) then put on your foundation... it makes mornings sooo much easier!

 

[eco]

thanks for the good advice and the good question.... I have black tied in the smoked eyes palette and have only used it once or twice because I find it so hard to work with.

the eyes before the foundation is a great tip.... it's so hard to restrain myself though... some habits are hard to break! but that is exactly what an ma did on my face during my makeover.

 

[LatinaRose]

^^Great tips above. I use Sharkskin s/s as a base and it works great!

 

[prinzessin784]

Use it with mixing medium!

 

[Taj]

I got my first black-tied two days ago. Now I got some ideas how to play with it during my holiday. Its almost a week off here in Hong Kong =)

 

[saniyairshad]

Try using UDPP, shadestick, or a paint. and make sure u put some tissue underneath ur eyes that helps a lot too.

 

[juicyaddict]

dust generouse amount of loose powder under the eyes and upper cheeks to catch fallouts. then dust off powder after doing eye makeup.

 

[midgetfury74]

thanks for these tips ladies, im about to try a smokey eye look and i think these will definately help not make a total mess of my face!